Mexican physicians’ sociodemographic, and professional characteristics (n = 1206)*
| Characteristic | Total | Provider type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ob-Gyns No (%) | GPs No (%) | p Value | ||
| *Totals not always equal to 1206 because of weighted analysis and/or missing variables. | ||||
| †Exchange rate during study period (July–August 2002) was 10.4 Mexican pesos = 1 US$. | ||||
| Region | ||||
| North | 216 (18) | 78 (26) | 138 (15) | 0.000 |
| Central | 787 (65) | 177 (60) | 610 (67) | |
| South | 203 (17) | 41 (14) | 162 (18) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 22–34 | 300 (25) | 64 (22) | 236 (26) | 0.170 |
| 35–44 | 405 (34) | 111 (38) | 294 (32) | |
| 45 and older | 500 (42) | 120 (41) | 380 (42) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 835 (69) | 213 (72) | 622 (68) | 0.247 |
| Female | 371 (31) | 83 (28) | 288 (32) | |
| Civil status | ||||
| Single | 225 (19) | 43 (15) | 182 (20) | 0.039 |
| Married (includes free union, divorced, widowed) | 982 (81) | 253 (86) | 729 (80) | |
| Bimonthly salary (Mexican pesos†) | ||||
| Up to $3500 | 260 (22) | 28 (10) | 232 (26) | 0.000 |
| $3501–$9000 | 561 (48) | 109 (38) | 452 (51) | |
| $9001–$13 500 | 215 (18) | 79 (27) | 136 (15) | |
| >$13 500 | 141 (12) | 73 (25) | 68 (8) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 1036 (86) | 256 (87) | 780 (86) | 0.723 |
| Other | 91 (8) | 20 (7) | 71 (8) | |
| None | 73 (6) | 20 (7) | 53 (6) | |
| Frequency of church assistance | ||||
| Never or almost never | 496 (42) | 123 (42) | 373 (41) | 0.910 |
| 1–2 a month | 359 (30) | 85 (29) | 274 (30) | |
| 1 or more times a week | 341 (29) | 85 (29) | 256 (28) | |
| Medical school | ||||
| UNAM | 463 (38) | 104 (35) | 359 (40) | 0.214 |
| Other public university | 660 (55) | 166 (56) | 494 (54) | |
| Other private university | 84 (7) | 26 (9) | 58 (6) | |
| Year completed medical training | ||||
| 1990–2002 | 413 (34) | 97 (33) | 316 (35) | 0.519 |
| 1980–9 | 485 (40) | 116 (39) | 369 (41) | |
| Before 1980 | 308 (26) | 83 (28) | 225 (25) | |
| Type of practice | ||||
| Public | 395 (33) | 59 (20) | 336 (37) | 0.000 |
| Private | 487 (40) | 117 (40) | 370 (41) | |
| Both public and private | 325 (27) | 120 (41) | 205 (23) | |
| Performed or ordered a Pap test in last 2 weeks | ||||
| Yes | 1037 (86) | 264 (89) | 773 (85) | 0.068 |
| No | 170 (14) | 32 (11) | 138 (15) | |